Volunteer Information Page

You don't have to race to participate

Shropshire Triathlon has, over the past twenty years, become a highly successful triathlon. This is due not just to the amount of work that is done by the full time team, but also due in large to the outstanding contributions and commitment from our team of volunteers.

Each year competitors, spectators, officials and event staff express tremendous thanks and appreciation for the dedication, and level of enthusiasm and professionalism that our volunteers exhibit throughout the day of the event (and some in the week prior to the event).

We know what makes events a success - and it is people. This is the reason why so many of our team of volunteers and officials return year after year. OK so we have a really great team, but we are always looking to expand our team of enthusiastic, friendly and reliable people to ensure the easy going and professional atmosphere of the races continues. If you think that is you, then we would love to have you come and join us.

Many of our volunteers work tirelessly through the year preparing for the event, but even if you can only help out on the day of the race, we would still like to hear from you. Every little helps.

14 Year Old Shropshire Triathlon Volunteer Matthew Harvey receiving his Shropshire Young Good Citizen Award from High Sheriff of Shropshire Diana Flint

Shropshire Young Good Citizen - 14 Year Old Matthew Harvey from Ellesmere, was nominated by Police Community Support Officer Tracey Walker. There were four Young Good Citizen awards given from over 120 nominations covering Shropshire, Worcestershire and Herefordshire.14-year-old Matthew was born with cataracts but despite a number of operations he has been left visually impaired. He also has a number of other medical issues which he has had to learn to deal with. Despite these issues, he attends a local youth club every week where he gets involved with team events and helps out with the younger children.Matthew has helped out at Ellesmere’s annual TRI UK Shropshire Triathlon as a volunteer for several years now, initially helping his dad Des in the transition area, whilst mum Dianne is one of the army of volunteer caterers. More recently, Matthew has also been helping out with giving competitors drinks at the end of the race.In addition Matthew helps at the Ellesmere Carnival, 10k Run, Lantern Parade and a number of other Ellesmere community events.Ellesmere Town Council also awarded him a certificate saying "Members were very impressed when they heard of all the dedication and commitment that you have provided to help out with various local organisations and they are pleased that all your hard work has been recognised"

Benefits of being a Volunteer

Our volunteers don’t only create a safe environment for the athletes to compete in, but they also have a lot of fun doing it. Not to mention the sense of accomplishment that comes with being part of something which is really appreciated by the athletes. We pride ourselves that our team is just that - A TEAM... with a team spirit and camaraderie that makes the event a lot of fun, not just for the athletes.

Free Gear, Food & Drink for Volunteers

All volunteers receive a race crew T shirt for helping at the event. All volunteers are also provided with food and drink vouchers for the officials refreshment tent to make sure that they are fully energized for the day ahead. It's not only athletes who need the energy.

Volunteer Roles

Roles at the races are varied and change from time to time but include the following (which are just an example):

Volunteering as a group

Why not volunteer with a group of friends, workmates, triathlon club or community group? Why not run one of the feed stations as a club?

Volunteering as individuals

Alternatively why not just come and join the team and meet some new friends. If you are coming to watch, why not get involved and offer your services for a few hours.

To register your details or for more information contact us via the form at the bottom of the "Contact us" page indicating what you are interested in volunteering at.

We really look forward to hearing from you, and thanks for helping to ensure the safety of competitors and success of the events! Just go to the "Contact Us" page and let us know that you want to help and we will get back to you to let you know what suitable volunteer vacancies we may have.